A) realistic fiction B) biography C) folktale D) historical fiction
A) first person, Joey B) third person, narrator C) first person, Euven D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Saratoga , New York C) Camden, South Carolina D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
A) to practice his penmanship B) to prepare him for college in England C) to help ease his worries D) to practice letter writing
A) courage B) pride C) cooperation D) initiative
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should join the British side. C) They should hide until it is over. D) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own.
A) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. D) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
A) It sits on a hill. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It is the middle of town. D) It has a nice garden.
A) confident, protected B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) older, wiser D) uneasy, scared
A) He will be writing letters every day. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must sweep the floor for him. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must apologize to Keegan.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He becomes a scribe.
A) delivers letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) writes letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He wants to get back at Keegan. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
A) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. B) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. C) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. D) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners.
A) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. B) It lets us know Mary is smart. C) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore.
A) He now understands how to listen. B) He now likes the British. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. B) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. C) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. D) Cato has been nice to him.
A) He was going to get some tea. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They take down the gallows.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. B) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. C) Joseph wants to see his father. D) Joseph wants to upset his father.
A) Learning at home is best. B) Letter writing solves problems. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) War changes all things including people. |